Temple Oheb Shalom

About

Only by worshiping with us, learning with us and sharing Shabbat dinner with us, will you get to know the real Temple Oheb Shalom. We are known for the warmth of our members and our clergy. People feel a part of our family as soon as they meet us

Story

Established in 1853 by twenty-one young German Jews, Temple Oheb Shalom was originally located on Hanover Street near present day Camden Yards. “Oheb Shalom” means “Lover of Peace.” It was founded as a religious home for the majority of Jews in Baltimore who did not want to attend the Orthodox Baltimore Hebrew Congregation (1830) or the radical Reform Har Sinai (1846). When the Jewish population moved northwest, our congregation relocated to its second home in 1892 and became known as the "Eutaw Place Temple." Modeled after the Great Synagogue of Florence, Italy, this magnificent building still anchors Baltimore's Westside. During our centennial year, 1953, we acquired the present site in Pikesville and completed the move to Park Heights Avenue in 1960.

Mission

Temple Oheb Shalom is a Reform Jewish congregation dedicated to nurturing future generations of Jews by
sustaining and strengthening Jewish life through sacred experiences and lifelong learning.